Sexual Health: I heard that guys should do Kegels. Is this true?

Jun 06, 2007

I heard that guys should do Kegels. Is this true?

Yes! The very same exercises experts recommend to women to enhance sexual pleasure and vaginal health can benefit men as well. "Males have pubococcygeus (PC) muscles just like females do," explains Marc Goldstein, surgeon-in-chief of male reproductive medicine and surgery at the Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City. Strengthening these muscles with Kegels can help men achieve firmer erections and fix premature ejaculation problems, he says. To help your guy locate his PC muscles, tell him to try stopping his flow of urine. He should contract and hold those muscles for three seconds, building up to 25 three-second contractions in a row daily.